Classic Game Room - INITIAL D SPECIAL STAGE Playstation 2 review
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- Initial D Special Stage review. Classic Game Room reviews INITIAL D SPECIAL STAGE for Playstation 2 from Sega released in 2003. This Japanese exclusive racing game is based on the popular Initial D manga and anime series about illegal Japanese street racing!
Damn Mark, how can you not love eurobeat?
+Thunderstrucker I know right. It ticked me off when he started going off on Eurobeat.
It's all based on preference.
Personally, I like K-Pop, J-Pop, 90's and Early 2000's Pop, Alternative Pop Punk, Christian Hard Rock, among other things.
I like Eurobeat, as well.
cuz he is yankie, yankies don't get our euro songs ;) BTW the sound track is NOT Japanese :P 90% if not 100% of initial D sound track are european made songs :P except the openings and endings of course :P
he called it japanese synth pop! wtf, dude!!
Way to assume "Yankies" are all the same.
"Japanese Synth Pop" is actually Eurobeat, a music genre made in Italy and was popular (well, during the time this game was released) in Japan.
Phil The Wolf I died when I heard "Japanese Synth Pop"
It still is
[EUROBEAT INTENSIFIES]
NIGHT OF FIRE!
please lord k dont make fun of eurobeat
"Japanese Synth Pop"
eurobeat
(crying in the corner)
Plz stop hating on eurobeat
Tonight i'll fly and be your lover ! Pepe
"Please stop the music."
U
WOT
M8
The music is amazing idk wtf you're talking about lol
Aw, I'm a little sad that you don't like the music. Eurobeat is one of the genres I'm just starting to get into! Did you know that it stems from a type of disco called 'Italo-disco'? It's pretty neat.
Someone should show Mark the Tokyopop dub. That'll make him appreciate the eurobeat soundtrack a lot more.
usohachi True.
Indeed it will
Diss the lieeeessss...
What's wrong with eurobeat?
I've been listening to it since I was a little kid (Second Stage was new when I first heard it) and I've had no - oh look, a Trueno!
DaChazSterTV that last bit is me during a conversation
Hating on Eurobeat?
Tsk Tsk.
Saga Saga people have different tastes you know
this game gave my legs and feet a workout at my local arcade
Initial D is probably the greatest manga/anime series ever
TOFU FTW
Don't stop the music is easily in my top 10 initial d songs of all time.
NEIN! Initial D without Eurobeat is SACRILEGE!
Never stop the music
Well frankly I listen to Initial D OST when I'm driving. Makes bumper-to-bumper traffic very bearable.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Don't you dare disrespect Eurobeat but you don't know what Eurobeat is probably so ok
Soundtrack for those who are interested:
0:18 - 0:37 M.O.V.E. - Gamble Rumble
1:09 - 1:24 Dave Rodgers - Spaceboy
1:33 - 2:03 Edo Boys - No one sleep in Toyo
2:07 - 2:12 Leslie Parrish - Remember me
2:40 - 2:48 Leslie Parrish - Killing my love
2:50 - 3:27 Lou Grant - Don't stop the music
3:36 - 3:52 Nathalie - Heartbeat
3:57 - 4:44 Dusty - Crazy For Love
4:50 - 5:01 Priscilla - Love Is In Danger
5:01 - 5:28 Mega NRG Man - Back On To The Rocks
i disliked because you dissed the music
This game has amazing music.
"Japanese synth pop that will cause permanent hearing damage"
what... D:
No like eurobeat? Surprising
japanese synth pop? JAPANESE SYNTH POP? DAFUQ IS THAT? I KNOW ONLY OF THE MUSIC OF THE GODS - EUROBEAT!!!
I love this game i love initial D
Mark, if you put on superman undies to dance in, the euro beat gets better. Oh and also when random women put cash into those undies while dancing...
i used to play this on the arcade..... ahhhh.... those were the good days..... i probably spend over 10k on the machine going every weekend for over 4 years until they closed down the arcade.... me and my friends were pissed..... but life goes on.... good memories....
wow earobeat hater
Since Mark doesn't like Eurobeat, than he should play Initial D Mountain Vengeance!
i have all these eurobeat songs on my mp3 love it so much CANT wait to get this game
0:21 wtf that looks like gta in a way
Your music taste is sorely lacking. Intial D has an awesome soundtrack. Unless you're in the R Zone and can't hear.
you'd be surprise how many from the west coast knows about this game. the J-Pop music was a staple to the anime & it was tied in great with the game. as a fan of the game, you have to watch the anime to get a general idea what the story line is. just a bit of advice play using the RX-7 FD and FC and use the Corolla 86 Trueno
oh wow initial D...used to play an arcade version alot when i was in high school, used to have bunta's version of the Subaru Impreza. lol it was pretty cool having a car no one else knew how to get. also had a skyline, didn't use it a whole lot though. thing was a nightmare to use on tracks with alot of tight corners, so pretty much 90% of the tracks lol
Dislike bc you're hating on eurobeat
Other than saying it's a good racing game, this review feels incomplete. There's no mention of the unique driving techniques that sets the series apart from others, no idea of how big Initial D was and still is in Japan, no recognition of how the saga leverages the touge automotive tradition. It was perfectly doable in the 5 minutes of the review, but the author feels rather bored somehow...
+StriderCT Totally agreed I've seen alot of his reviews and it seems he puts them out there more for views than out of respect for the arcade culture that this game delivered to the home console. im sure he has never played the original arcade version before this game was ported and if he did then this review would have been stellar.
did you read game magazines? I remember when EGM has three people reviews. Sometiems in a small corner.
How big it is in japan is unimportant. You want a history lesson. And I read enough manga to know about what you're talking about(and looked up webpages on it as well).
But you're expecting someone to be as into as you are is unrealistic.
Here's taking and talking about what the game is. Not researching the history of it.
And the bored thing is in your head. Again he just isn't as enthusiastic as you perhaps.
What you want isn't inherently wrong. I like the Retrospective film reviews that go in depth about certain things. But you can't expect that from everyone. That isn't an exact right way of doing this. Nor can you everything from everyone. I'm sure no matter what, some people will pick topics to discuss and not discuss. I don't assume the Retrospective reviews cover everything for example.
Which why I felt so insulted throughout his review of the game. Plus he even bad at playing this game.
You just can't beat initial D with those sweet techno beats.
As a seasoned IDAS veteran it was kind of bothering me how he was taking Iro but whatever
i loved playing this in my old arcade. usch a great game, i must have had about 20 cards (mostly rx7's and skyline's)
Good review, can't complain about Eurobeat tho, i'm sure it will grow on you if you ever play it again.
initial D!!!! yeah, i love this, is my favorite anime!! but i don't like the PS2 game, i like more the PS1 version
I have the Initial D extreme stage for PS3 since launch, it's still one of my favorite game or all time.
this game is the shit. its so hard to find but when i see it at the arcades i play it all day.
That cheesy eurobeat stuff is a trademark of the Initial D series, I think it's kinda charming.
Killing my love I love that song from initial D
the anime and manga was awesome.. I played this in the arcades pretty darn good port...
Mark, initial D series is awesome ! You really need to read the manga or wacht the anime !
@iambryan1234 Lol its called eurobeat used to be popular in japan at one point.
Dude I totally rape at the arcade version at gameworks it was my favorite game
Initial D is the shit! Thanks for the review. Review the card game next XD
Next week...
"A big thank you to mohammed from Qatar for donating this AE86"
Dude i love tbe Initial D anime series! Mark, if you haven't seen it, watch it. Love your videos man keep it up!:)
People are REALLY catching about that Eurobeat thing
It's a really addicting genre. Once you get into it, it's just so good
Unlike you, I quite enjoy listening to Eurobeat
Running in da 90's~
It’s Eurobeat 😞
All about wangon midnight but initial d is dope too
wangon midnight got those games 2 that's why i still have playstation 3 can play all these great drivin games in 1 console.
the arcade version saves your game on to a card and i like that
I disliked the video for your distaste in eurobet. I will never Lie
I use the music from Initial D throughout my day, applied to everything i do
since i have a japanese ps3 i converted the file to a pkg file
It's not Japanese synth-pop. It's Eurobeat. And it is the best genre ever.
@InecomCompany interesting review, (i won't get into the music thing even though i do use the music for driving here in the states) i was wondering about this game, but i noticed something missing in your review, when you were talking about the other versions released you didn't mention street stage on the psp. i would highly recommend it if you like/want special stage, and you don't have the money for a japan version ps2 (since it's pretty easy and inexpensive to mod a psp for games from japan)
If you don’t love Eurobeat why do you initial D?
INITIAL D is actually a drift manga and anime that The Drift King Keiichi Tsuchiya helped develop as editorial supervisor.
I played a Initial D game in an arcade in Tokyo. I had no idea what was going on, but it was badass!
Woo the music for this game is epic.
The manga is amazing! One of my most favorite! It's about a teenager who drives his dad's old Toyota Corolla AE86, but even if it's old, it's the best for drifting, and he delivers Tofu with it, but gradually he practices drifting to deliver faster, and other street racers end up challenging him, even if he doesn't to, but since his skills are so god-like, his old AE86 beats so many pros that they get jealous and the series is about how he becomes the greatest street racer in Japan!
Eurobeat not Synth Pop...And Eurobeat is awesome.
Music is awesome. Really goes with the head to head nature of the races, plus its actually used in the anime series. Great game =)
Mark hating on eurobeat? Woah
You need to go to the arcade to enjoy this game
@JohnnyMo0dy
Damn straight eurobeat is awesome
Oh god the music is THE BEST! Yeah!
I remember playing this at an arcade!!!
man, the music is great! don't be a hater :)
I think this style of racing is called Touge
Keep the music going for the series that brought us Running in the 90's!
you can play this in English in the arcades
What's wrong with Eurobeat !?
i usually always thumbs up your vids but thumbs down for not giving the music the credit deserves
I stopped the video when he started dissing eurobeat. Wtf is wrong with you???
I had Lost all respect from him when he sold himself out, now I'm disgusted
Sounds like a good soundtrack to me...
that music is awesome!!!
wercakkie it's called Eurobeat.
wercakkie it is eurobeat bro
the manga is great ,i recomend it
"please, stop the music" hahaha, oh mark, you kill me
I will never forget this, but one time on my birthday my friends and I were eating at a burger place and I went to the mall next to it and there was also a some parade going on and in the mall there was an arcade. We went in and we couldn't find many good games and I saw this one racing game, little did I know it was a Initial D one. I chose a random track and a random car which also happened to be the ae86/Trueno. As I was playing I noticed the steering wheel was very loose and it wouldn't resist my turning. This caused me not to play at my full potential and after the quick race, I got the highest score on the arcade machine. I don't know if my record is still on there, hell the machine might be gone by now. If it's still there I hope they actually change the steering wheel back to its default configuration so I could beat my record.
there is a legend of an incredible driver who, after playing with terrible arcade equipment vowed to return one day to finish what he started - the legend of...THE DOWNHILL MALL SPECIALIST!
*EUROBEAT INTENSIFIES*
no one sleep in tokyo.. NO ONE!!
The music isn't Japanese pop, it's Eurobeat from Italy.
I disagree, the music is great!
Synthpop. Think you meant Eurobeat. xD I love the music in that game. :(
i think the music is enjoyable
all the best songs are in this
Most of the songs used in Initial D are actually Eurobeat songs. Only a few of the tracks are actually in Japanese but most are originally from Europe.
The soundtrack is my favorite part of the game
how can you hate eurobeeaaaat
All 5 arcade games have made it to the West, four of them in English. Initial D: Arcade Stage 5 is an excellent representation of the anime.
Review the arcade machine!
Will this work on a backwards compatible NTSC PS3??
yes still play today plays ps1 and ps2 games